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The prosecutors soon would learn the resistance they faced was blowing directly from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, where the Obama administration took the rare step of trying to press the Ukrainian government to back off its investigation of both the U.S. aid and the group.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref>}}
 
The prosecutors soon would learn the resistance they faced was blowing directly from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, where the Obama administration took the rare step of trying to press the Ukrainian government to back off its investigation of both the U.S. aid and the group.<ref>https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/434875-top-ukrainian-justice-official-says-us-ambassador-gave-him-a-do-not-prosecute</ref>}}
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On March 21, 2019, the [[State Department]] rejected these allegations, stating: "The allegations by the Ukrainian prosecutor-general are not true and are intended to tarnish the reputation of Ambassador Yovanovitch."<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/us-rejects-top-ukrainian-prosecutors-dont-prosecute-accusation/29834853.html</ref> In an interview with the ''New York Times'', Lutsenko later denied ever making such allegations, blaming a mistranslation of his comments re. Yovanovitch telling him not to prosecute people from [[Soros]] activist organizations. Lutsenko further denied having any evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref>
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In an interview with the ''New York Times'', Lutsenko later denied ever making such allegations, blaming a mistranslation of his comments re. Yovanovitch telling him not to prosecute people from [[Soros]] activist organizations. Lutsenko further denied having any evidence of wrongdoing by Hunter Biden.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/europe/ukraine-prosecutor-trump.html</ref>
    
Hunter Biden received $3.1 million in 46 payments.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref>
 
Hunter Biden received $3.1 million in 46 payments.<ref>https://creativedestructionmedia.com/investigations/2019/11/06/breaking-source-reveals-hunter-biden-took-off-the-books-payments-from-burisma-aided-by-fbi-coverup/</ref>
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